History of the EURETINA Society

European Society of Retina Specialists

The European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) was established in 1999 to promote the sharing of knowledge among European vitreoretinal and macula specialists. Our annual congresses are the highlight of the Society’s annual activity and since the 1st EURETINA Congress in 2001, participation has expanded rapidly from 211 to over 5,000 in recent years.

EURETINA actively promotes new diagnostic developments, advances in vitreoretinal surgery, the development and application of new drugs, and changes in the treatment of macular degeneration. The Society is particularly committed to educating young vitreoretinal surgeons and encouraging the pursuit of its subspecialty among newly qualified ophthalmologists.

2000 | Foundation of the Society

Foundation of the EURETINA – European Retina, Macula and Vitreous Society
as a non-profit organization in June 2000 Rathauskeller Hamburg/ Germany

Official registration of the Society as EURETINA – Europäische Netzhaut-,
Makula- und Glaskörper Gesellschaft (EURETINA – European Retina, Macula
and Vitreous Society) e.V. with the Societies‘ Register at the district
court of Hamburg ( Germany ) in early 2001.

Founding President: Gisbert Richard GERMANY

Participants: 211
Election of a new EURETINA Board | 27 May 2001, Hamburg

Board Meeting of the EURETINA – European Retina, Macula and Vitreous Society Barcelona,
Spain, held on 30 May 2002
Board Meeting of the EURETINA – European Retina, Macula and Vitreous Society Montreux,
Switzerland, held on 1 September 2002

2003 | 3rd EURETINA Congress Hamburg, Germany

Participants: 350

Board Meeting of the EURETINA – European, Macula and Vitreous Society Hamburg, Germany,
held on 15 May 2003
Recipient of the 2003 EURETINA Lecture: John Marshall (London, UK)

First General Assembly of the EURETINA Society, Hamburg, Germany held on 17 May 2003

Decision to change the name of the society to EURETINA – Europäische Gesellschaft für
Netzhautspezialisten (EURETINA – European Society of Retina Specialists e.V.)

1ST EURETINA Lecture Award

2004 | 4th EURETINA Congress Milan, Italy

Participants: 600
Board Meeting of the EURETINA – European Society of Retina Specialists, Milan,
Italy held on 13 May 2004
Recipient of the 2004 EURETINA Lecture: Rosangela Lattanzio (Milan, ITALY)